Kampala: Uganda announced it's plan to double its troops in Somalia as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia to compact Al-Shabab militants that are associated with Al-Qaida.

Uganda believes it is important that the world seek to diminish al-Shabab militants which associated with al-Qaeda, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said in a statement, considering that the biggest obstacle facing Somalia today is this armed militias that threaten security and stability in the region.

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He also announced the decision of Kampala to double the number of troops in the territory of Somalia to fight the militants of this movement there, as it poses a threat to Mogadishu, and to its neighbors as well.

Museveni explained that his country is determined to support Somalia in its war against this armed militants.

The African Union sent a military force in 2007 to maintain peace in Somalia, backed by United Nations and aiming to bring peace to the country.

It was a regional mission to achieve peace in the country after the civil war that killed thousands of civilians and military personnel.

Uganda currently has an estimated 2,700 peacekeeping troops in Somalia.